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As a professor or instructor of counseling classes at one of the 1,069 accredited counseling schools in the country, you play a crucial role in shaping the future of this growing field. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the counseling academic community and the future trends. Academia in counseling includes counseling training at the following levels:

Counseling Certificate

Associates degree in Counseling

Bachelors degree in Counseling

Masters degree in Counseling

PhD degree in Counseling

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Counseling professionals

612,210

629,780

644,060

656,410

597,520

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

597,520 counseling professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of counseling professionals has shrunk by 2%.

This decline is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Counseling professionals

10th percentile

$27,826

25th percentile

$35,618

50th percentile

$46,468

75th percentile

$60,734

90th percentile

$76,862

The median yearly salary earned by counseling professionals, in 2010, was $46,468. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for counseling professionals in the US was 27% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Counseling

$40,993

$42,753

$44,415

$45,633

$46,468

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Salaries

Counseling professionals' salaries have grown by 13% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Counseling Student enrollment growth by degree

1,096

1,367

1,179

1,121

1,340

2,180

2,413

2,206

2,297

2,235

847

893

961

993

937

24,313

25,409

26,233

27,729

28,200

2,768

3,040

3,102

3,477

3,720

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Counseling

Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Counseling

Red: Doctorates Degree in Counseling

Light blue: Master's Degree in Counseling

Grey: Certificate in Counseling

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for counseling professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 31,204 students graduated from counseling degree programs in the US. In 2010, 36,432 students graduated from counseling schools.

This represents a 17% change in the number of graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from counseling courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Counseling Programs offered Nationwide

associate

176

bachelor

145

master

1,082

doctor

157

Certificate

340

Total

1,900

It is interesting to note that while student graduation is up, the number of schools offering counseling programs has also increased. In the year 2006, there were 891 counseling schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 1069 schools.

Counseling Faculty Salaries

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